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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9182 

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program 

under which the Secretary awards grants for purposes of providing training and any related assistance to dairy producers and dairy workers 

on implementation of risk mitigation strategies related to biosecurity 

threats, to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to emergency 

assistance for certain losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2024 

Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary 

of Agriculture to establish a program under which the 

Secretary awards grants for purposes of providing training and any related assistance to dairy producers and 

dairy workers on implementation of risk mitigation strategies related to biosecurity threats, to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to emergency assistance 

for certain losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Avian Influenza Re5 search and Response Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE, FOOD 

7 SECURITY, AND STEWARDSHIP RESEARCH, 

8 EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS. 

9 Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 

10 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

11 3195) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub13 section (d); 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(c) DAIRY BIOSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAIN17 ING PROGRAM.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab19 lish a program under which the Secretary will award 

20 grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to 

21 provide training and any related assistance to dairy 

22 producers and dairy workers on implementation of 

23 risk mitigation strategies related to biosecurity 

24 threats, including strategies such as— 

25 ‘‘(A) equipment cleaning; 


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1 ‘‘(B) interstate and intrastate movement of 

2 animals; and 

3 ‘‘(C) other risk mitigation measures relat4 ing to biosecurity threats. 

5 ‘‘(2) TRAINING LANGUAGES.—The Secretary 

6 shall ensure that any training or materials provided 

7 by an eligible entity using funds received through a 

8 grant made under paragraph (1) are provided in 

9 English, Spanish, and other languages, as deter10 mined necessary by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

12 receive a grant under this subsection is any of the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(A) A State cooperative extension service. 

15 ‘‘(B) A Federal, State, local, or Tribal 

16 agency. 

17 ‘‘(C) A nonprofit, community-based organi18 zation or non-governmental organization. 

19 ‘‘(D) An organization that— 

20 ‘‘(i) represents owners and operators 

21 of farms, small food processors, or small 

22 fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers; 

23 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) has a commitment to public 

2 health and expertise in administering pro3 grams that contribute to food safety. 

4 ‘‘(E) A farmer-owned cooperative. 

5 ‘‘(F) An institution of higher education (as 

6 defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu7 cation Act of 1964 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) or a 

8 foundation maintained by an institution of 

9 higher education. 

10 ‘‘(G) A dairy product and business innova11 tion initiative, as described in section 12513 of 

12 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 

13 U.S.C. 1632d). 

14 ‘‘(H) A collaboration of 2 of more eligible 

15 entities described in subparagraphs (A) through 

16 (D). 

17 ‘‘(I) Such other appropriate entity, as de18 termined by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(4) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—A grant under 

20 this subsection may be made to an eligible entity (or 

21 collaboration of 2 or more such entities) proposing 

22 to use funds received through the grant for projects 

23 involving more than 1 State. 

24 ‘‘(5) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In making 

25 grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to 


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1 the maximum extent practicable, ensure geographic 

2 diversity. 

3 ‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

4 may use funds made available to carry out this sub5 section to provide technical assistance to grant re6 cipients to further the purposes of this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(7) BEST PRACTICES.—Based on evaluations 

8 of, and responses arising from, training and other 

9 assistance provided pursuant to this subsection, the 

10 Secretary may issue a set of recommended best 

11 practices and models to be used by dairy producers 

12 for training programs relating to mitigation of risks 

13 from biosecurity threats.’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para15 graph (1))— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

17 ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

18 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for 

19 each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’; 

20 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 

23 made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 

24 the Secretary shall reserve not less than— 


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1 ‘‘(A) $5,000,000 to carry out the capacity 

2 and infrastructure program under subsection 

3 (a); and 

4 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 to carry out the program 

5 under subsection (c).’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

8 ‘‘85’’ and inserting ‘‘70’’; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(C) 15 percent of such amounts shall be 

12 used to carry out the program under subsection 

13 (c).’’. 

14 SEC. 3. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL 

15 OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

17 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

18 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(a)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘or national or regional’’ and in21 serting ‘‘emerging animal health or disease pro22 grams, and national or regional’’; and 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘, but not to exceed’’ and all 

24 that follows through ‘‘subsequent fiscal year’’. 


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1 (b) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Section 1434(b) of the 

2 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

3 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(b)) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘Federal agencies, private organizations or cor5 porations, and individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal or 

6 State agencies, Tribal agencies, private organizations or 

7 corporations, and nonprofit, community-based organiza8 tions or non-governmental organizations’’. 

9 (c) PRIORITY LISTS.—Section 1434(c) of the Na10 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

11 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(c)) is amended— 

12 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘Such lists’’ and all that 

14 follows through ‘‘of priorities.’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘and the Advisory Board’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(6) whether new approaches for vaccine devel22 opment may help to reduce negative impacts to ani23 mal and human health’’. 

24 (d) ASSIGNMENT OF PRIORITIES.—Section 1434(d) 

25 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 


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1 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(d)) is amend2 ed by striking the first sentence. 

3 (e) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 1434(e) of the 

4 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

5 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(e)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and inserting ‘‘A grant under 

7 this section shall have a term that is not more than 3 

8 years. In the case of’’. 

9 SEC. 4. HIGHLIGHTING HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLU10 ENZA AS ZOONOTIC DISEASE FOR PURPOSES 

11 OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND 

12 ANIMAL PRODUCTS PRIORITY AREA UNDER 

13 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIA14 TIVE. 

15 Subsection (b)(2)(B)(ix)(II) of the Competitive, Spe16 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 

17 3157(b)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, highly 

18 pathogenic avian influenza,’’ after ‘‘brucellosis’’. 

19 SEC. 5. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LOSSES 

20 DUE TO HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLU21 ENZA. 

22 Section 1501(d)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 

23 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d)(1)) is amended— 

24 (1) by inserting ‘‘(including dairy cattle)’’ after 

25 ‘‘producers of livestock’’; and 


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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘and highly pathogenic avian 

2 influenza’’ after ‘‘cattle tick fever’’. 

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